© 2000 Altera Corporation 1 Designing with Quartus.

© 2000 Altera Corporation

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Designing with Quartus


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Quartus Development System Feature Overview


Quartus Development System

Quartus Development System features:– Fully integrated design entry, processing, and verification tools:

• Multiple design entry methods• Logic synthesis• Place & route• Simulation• Timing analysis• Device programming

– NativeLink– Revision Control Interface– Intellectual Property (IP) Support– SignalTap– Extensive On-Line Help


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More Features

Incremental Recompilation Internet-enabled technical support Supports multiple platforms1

– Quartus runs on Windows-based PCs, Sun SPARCstations, and HP 9000 Series 700/800 workstations

Extensive on-line help Network licensing supported on both Windows-based

PCs and Unix-based workstations

Note 1: Please refer to Quartus’ ReadMe file to determine which version of the Operating System is supported for each platform


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Quartus Operating Environment

Project Navigator Window

Messages Window

Status Window


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QuartusDesign Methodology


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System Production

Design Specification

Design Compilation

Functional Verification

Timing Verification

Device Programming

In-System Verification

Design Modification

Design Entry

Command-LineMode:

Scripting


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Design Methodologies

Quartus supports three common design methodologies:– Top-down

• Create a top-level of the design first, and then break down the design into lower-level design blocks.

– Bottom-up• Begin by creating the lower-level design blocks first and then

stitch together the design at the top-level.– Middle-out

• Start in-between Top-down and Bottom-up design methodologies


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Design Entry

Multiple design entry methods– Quartus

• Block/Schematic Editor• Text Editor

– AHDL, VHDL, Verilog• Memory Editor

– Hex, Mif

– Third party EDA tools• EDIF• HDL• VQM

– Add flexibility and optimization to the design entry process by:• Mixing and matching design files• Using LPM and Megafunctions to accelerate design entry


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QuartusMemory Editor

QuartusText Editor

QuartusBlock Editor

Top-Level File

.bdf

.gdf

Top-level design files can be .bdf, .tdf, .vhd, .vhdl, .v, .vlg, .edif or .edf

.bsf .vhd

BlockFile

SymbolFile

TextFile

TextFile

.v

TextFile

Imported from third-party EDA tools

Exemplar,Synopsys,Synplicity,etc...

Generated within Quartus

VHDL

Schematic

Schematic

.tdf

TextFile

AHDL

Verilog

.edf.edif

TextFile

.v, .vlg, .vhd, .vhdl,

vqm

MegaWizard Manager

Design Entry Files


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Resource Libraries

The following libraries are added to the project by default– LPM

• Library of Parameterized Modules ( LPMs )• Industry standard logic functions

– LPM_ADD_SUB, LPM_COUNTER, etc.– Others

• 7400 series logic functions (to provide support for older designs)

• Other legacy functions like 161mux, 8fadd, etc.– Primitives

• Basic logic building blocks


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Step 1: Select User LibrariesStep 2: Select Library pathStep 3: Click AddStep 4: Click OK

Adding User Libraries can also be done using Project Wizard. Refer to the section on Project Wizard for more information

Add User Libraries

Menu Bar: Project > General Setting...


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Text Design Entry

Available Features– Line numbering in the HDL text files– Preview of HDL templates– Syntax Coloring– When editing a text file, an asterisk (*) appears next to the

filename • After saving the file, the asterisk disappears

Enter text description– AHDL (.tdf)– VHDL (.vhd)– Verilog (.v)


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HDL Templates

Menu Bar: Insert > Template… or click on the shortcut button

Select HDL language. Select Template section. Preview window display section


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Upper Left-hand Corner of the Screen

Edit Options

Find Matching Delimiter

Upper Left-hand Corner of the Screen

Increase Indent

Decrease Indent


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Text Editor: Options

Menu Bar: Tools > Options...


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AHDL

Altera Hardware Description Language High-level hardware behavior description language Uses Boolean equations, arithmetic operators, truth

tables, conditional statements, etc. Can create AHDL Design File (.tdf) with the Quartus text

editor or any standard text editor and compile it directly with Quartus

Text editor has AHDL templates and syntax coloring


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Learn more about Verilog in Altera Verilog Customer Training Classes

Verilog

1993 Verilog IEEE 1364 standard Hardware Description Language

Can create Verilog design files with the Quartus text editor or any standard text editor and compile it directly with Quartus

Text editor has Verilog templates and syntax coloring Features

– Tasks– 2-D Arrays– Empty placeholder– State machine recognition– Verilog TestBench support


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Learn more about VHDL in Altera VHDL Customer Training Classes

VHDL

VHSIC Hardware Description Language 1987 and 1993 IEEE 1074 standards supported Can create VHDL design files (.vhd) with the Quartus text

editor or any standard text editor and compile it directly with Quartus

Text editor has VHDL Templates and syntax coloring VHDL TestBench support


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Block Diagram/Schematic File Editor

This is both a block diagram editor and

a schematic file editor

Block diagram entry is mainly for top-down design methodology

Schematic file entry is the traditional schematic design entry

User can enter blocks, primitives, LPMs, and megafunctions from Quartus-provided or user libraries

Provides “smart” block connection and mapping


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Block Editor - Entry Process

Create new block design file– Draw block diagram or enter design components (symbols)– Enter port and parameter information– Connect components with connectors (wires, buses & conduits)– Add mapping properties to conduits, if needed

Save the design– The file extension is .bdf

Generate HDL/graphic file for the lower-level blocks Create symbol or include file of the top-level block design


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Open new file

Select Block/Schematic Document

Block Editor - Create New File

Create a block/schematic fileMenu Bar: File > New > Block/Schematic document


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Block Editor - Enter Symbols

Symbol libraries

Click on the toolbar option “Insert Symbol”

OR

Double-click in block editor to insert symbols

Preview the Symbol

Enter symbols from libraries - LPMs, primitives, others


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Right-click on the block. Select Properties from the pop-up menu. Enter port information.

Click on the toolbar option “Block” to draw a block diagram

Block Editor - Draw Block

Create block using the toolbar and enter ports

Block A


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Block Editor - Make Connections

Wire

Bus

Wire (Single bit line) Bus (Multiple bits)

Conduit– Connects blocks to any other objects


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Block Editor - Check Conduit Connections

Right Mouse Click on the connector > Conduit Properties


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Mapper Connector

Block Editor - “Smart” Connections

Quartus has “smart” block connecting and mapping– Unnecessary to label conduits if the I/O names between different

blocks are the same– One conduit will connect all the common I/Os between the blocks

Block A Block B


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Block Editor - Conduit Properties

Map the block I/Os when the I/O names are different between the blocks1 First, label the connector

• Select connector right-click choose Properties enter Name

Block BConnectorAB

ConnectorAB

Enter Signal

Block A


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Double-click on the mapper

ConnectorAB Block B

Mapper Properties

2 Select the mapper and double-click on it to open the Mapper Properties dialog box

3 In the General tab, set the Mapper Type - Input, Output, Bidir

4 In the Mappings tab, set the I/O on block and connector signal

5 Click Add and hit OK

Block A


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Mapper Annotation Box

Block Editor - Make Connections

6 Enter mapper properties on both the blocks

7 Now, the I/Os are connected

Block A ConnectorAB Block B

IIIII


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Block Editor - Save Design

Save the design file with .bdf extension

Design File Name

Block AConnectorAB Block B


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Block Editor - Generate Design File

Create HDL or graphic design file for individual blocks

Right-click on the symbol to open the pop-up menu

Select Create Design File from the menu

Block A

ConnectorAB

Block B


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Block Editor - Generate Design File

Choose from the File Type and enter File Name

Select from AHDL, VHDL, Verilog or Graphic option

Block A

ConnectorABBlock B


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Create Design File

module myblk(

// {{ALTERA_ARGS_BEGIN}} DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE!in1, in2, out1, out2// {{ALTERA_ARGS_END}} DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE!

);// Port Declaration

// {{ALTERA_IO_BEGIN}} DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE!input in1;input in2;output out1;output out2;// {{ALTERA_IO_END}} DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE!

endmodule

These lines arenecessary for Quartus to update the source code

Quartus creates a design file that contains the port names that are specified in your block.


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Update Design File...

Right mouse clickUpdate Design File...

If you change the name or number of I/Os in your block, Quartus can update the design file for you

Before After


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Updated Design File

module myblk(

// {{ALTERA_ARGS_BEGIN}} DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE!

in1, in2, out1, out2, out3// {{ALTERA_ARGS_END}} DO NOT REMOVE

THIS LINE!);// Port Declaration

// {{ALTERA_IO_BEGIN}} DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE!

input in1;input in2;output out1;output out2;output out3;// {{ALTERA_IO_END}} DO NOT REMOVE THIS

LINE!endmodule

Quartus updatedthe source filewith the additional pin, out3


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Menu Bar: Tools > Create Symbol for Current File Menu Bar: Tools > Create Include File for Current File

Block Editor - Designing Hierarchically?

Creates .bsf file

Creates .inc file


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Menu Bar: Tools > Options

Block Editor - Options


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Memory Editor

Create or edit memory files in hex format (.hex) or memory initialization format (.mif)

For Design Entry – If you have a memory block in your design (ex. RAM, ROM, or

Dual-port RAM), you can use the memory editor to create a memory initialization file to initialize your memory block

For Simulation– You can create an initialization file to initialize your memory

during simulation


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Menu Bar: File > New > Other Files tab

Hex DocumentMif Document

Memory Editor - Create New File

Create memory file


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Create memory file– Enter Number of Words and Word Size


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WordsORCells


Opens memory editor window with the required number of words and word size


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Memory Editor - Options

Changing some options of memory editor– View Select from available options

Show ASCII Equivalents

Cell Per Row


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Memory Editor - Options

Changing radix settings of memory editor– View Address/Memory Radix

Memory Radix

Address Radix


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Memory Editor - Edit Contents

Create memory file– Edit contents of the memory file

Select the word and type in a value

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Select the word and right click to select an option from the pop-up menu


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Memory Editor - Save File

Create memory file– Save the memory file as .hex or .mif file

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Need to Edit Memory Size Contents?

Quartus Provides the Memory Size Wizard– Edit Word Size– Edit Number of Words– Specify How to Handle Word Size Change

• Increasing Word Size – Pad Words

– Combine Words

• Decreasing Word Size– Truncate Words From Left

– Truncate Words From Right

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Memory Editor - Memory Size Wizard


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1. Open Memory File


2. Select the

Memory Size Wizard


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Decreasing Memory Size

3a. How should Quartus handle excess bits?

- Truncate MSBs- Truncate LSBs- Split Words/Increase Memory Depth

16 bits

8 bits

To


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Increasing Memory Size

16 bits

32 bits

3b. How should Quartus pad words?

- Combine Words- Sign Extend (Signed)- Pad MSBs With Zeros (Unsigned)

To


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4. Select New Memory Depth

4. Click on Finish


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EDA Interfaces Introduction

Quartus can interface with industry-standard EDA tools that generate an EDIF 200 netlist file, a VHDL 1987 netlist file, VHDL 1993 netlist file, or a Verilog HDL netlist file

NativeLink interface provides truly seamless integration with third-party EDA software tools– Quartus and EDA tools pass information/commands in

background– Designers can complete entire designs without “leaving” their

tools


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Introduction to Quartus Design Flows

Quartus allows for three possible design flows :– Quartus Driven Flow:

• User launches other EDA tools from Quartus• No need to learn 3rd party EDA tool

– Vendor Driven Flow:• User runs Quartus in the background from the 3rd party EDA

tools– File Based Flow:

• Very little integration between Quartus and 3rd party EDA tools


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Quartus Driven Flow

– EDA tools launched from within Quartus

– Code level integration

• Cross probing and error location

– Quartus automatically generates the netlists or reads in the netlists based on the tool

– User doesn’t have to learn the setup and the flow

Synthesis Tool

TclCOM (C++,VBScript)

API

Cross Probe Error Locate

Quartus drives the third party EDA software


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Vendor Driven Flow

– Offers the tightest code-level integration between tools

– Quartus appears ‘Native’ in third party EDA software

Third party EDA software drives Quartus

Synthesis Tool

TclCOM (C++,VBScript)

Cross Probe Error Locate

API


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NativeLink Features

Minimizes designer interaction with different EDA tools– Allows designers to complete their designs using as little as one tool

Cross-referencing– Nodes from place-and-route result can be traced back to HDL code

across from Quartus to a synthesis tool

Improved Quality of Results (QoR)– Nativelink lets synthesis tools map directly into the fundamental

building block of an architecture

Iterative Compile – Improves QoR from synthesis tools– Allows Quartus to pass routing delay information after place-and-

route back to the synthesis tools– Synthesis tools can then re-synthesize the design based on the

feedback


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Quartus NativeLink interface is comprised of two components:– External Files: WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)

ATOM netlist files (EDIF, Verilog, VHDL) cross reference files (ex. xrf), timing files (ex. sdo) etc.

– Application Programming Interface (API) Functions - a pre-defined interface

EDA PartnersEDA Partners

API

External Files

NativeLink

Quartus


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WYSIWYG ATOM Primitives

A set of design primitives that support WYSIWYG compilation

Provides direct control of how a design is technology mapped to a specific target device

Helps synthesis vendors provide an optimal realization of a design for a device architecture

WYSIWYG elements in the design are translated as directly as possible for fitting and routing purposes


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WYSIWYG Compilation Flow

EDA EDA Synthesis Synthesis

PartnerPartner

EDA EDA Synthesis Synthesis

PartnerPartner

EDIFVerilog VHDL

Design Input Files with

WYSIWYG Primitives

Netlist Extraction

Database Builder

SynthesisPlace

& Route

QUARTUS


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SYNTHESIS TOOL

ATOMNetlist

SDFFile

Device Database &

Delay Annotator

EDIFVHDL Verilog

Area &Timing

Constraints

PartialPlacement

FinalPlacement

Routing

COMPILER

Good Timing Estimation

Better Timing Estimation

Best Timing Estimation

QUARTUS

Iterative Compilation Flow


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Synthesis Tools

•Design Compiler

•FPGA Express1

•FPGA Compiler

•FPGA Compiler II•Altera Edition

•General Version

•Leonardo Spectrum

•Synplify

Simulation Tools

•ModelSim

•Verilog-XL

Timing

Analyzers:

•Motive

•Primetime

Tools Supported by NativeLink

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1

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Note 1: These synthesis tools generate WYSIWYG ATOM netlists and support iterative compile capability


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Non-NativeLink Supported EDA Tools

Synthesis Tools– Design Architect– ViewDraw

Simulation Tools– VCS/VCSI– VSS– Speed Wave


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Quartus Driven FlowProject > EDA Tool Settings...

ATOM netlist is automatically generated whenyou choose a NativeLink EDA ToolThe correct data format is automatically chosen

Quartus DrivenFlow


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EDA Driven Flow

Run Quartus in the background: Background Compile


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File Based Flow: Non-NativeLink

If a non-NativeLink EDA Tool generates a VHDL, Verilog, EDIF file, then specify a .lmf for that file format

Can be EDIF, VHDL, or Verilog

Select a library mapping file (lmf)

Project > EDA Tool Settings... Select Custom

Select Settings...


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Quartus Projects


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Project Definitions

Quartus Project:– A collection of related design files and libraries– Must have at least one designated top level entity– Targets a single device or can be partitioned into multiple devices– Stores project settings in Project Settings File (.PSF)


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Agenda

New Project Wizard– Quick way to create a new project– Easy way to import an existing MAX+PLUS II project

Project Menu– Edit existing project settings– Non-Wizard settings

Project Settings File (.PSF) Project Navigator


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Creating a New Project

1. Invoke New Project Wizard

3. Name of Project. Recommendation: Use top- level design entity

2. Select Working directory


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4. Add design files

- Graphic (.BDF, .GDF)

- AHDL

- VHDL

- Verilog

- EDIF

Notes:

• All files in the project directory do not need to be added

• Add top level file if file name and entity name are not the same

5. Add user library pathnames and files



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5(cont.) Add user library pathnames and files

• User Libraries (ex. MegaWizard functions)

• MegaCores/AMPP libraries

• Pre-compiled VHDL packages

Browse to file and click on Add.



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6. Review results and click on Finish



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New Project (Completed)

Project Name &Directory


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MAX+PLUS II to Quartus

Converting MAX+PLUS II designs to Quartus:– Browse to project directory– Set top level file/entity– No need to add other files in directory– Add:

• Any files not located in same directory • Any user directories as libraries

Notes

- Any Graphic Design File (.GDF) from MAX+PLUS II that is edited within Quartus can only be saved as a Block Diagram File (.BDF) by Quartus

- Symbols with .GDF files may have to be updated

- The Assignment & Configuration File (.ACF) from MAX+PLUS II is not recognized by Quartus


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Project Menu

Edit the settings for an existing project– Adding/removing files or libraries

Non-Wizard project settings– HDL interface– Third Party EDA Flow– Timing Settings (not discussed)– Revision Control (not discussed)

Note:All Project settings except project name and top level entity default to the settings of the previously opened project


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Editing Project Settings

Open the Existing Project

Existing project must first be opened to edit the settings


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To add/remove project files

Adding- Browse to file- Click Add

Removing- Select file from list- Click Remove

Access via the General Settings dialog box


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To add/remove project libraries

Adding- Browse to directory- Click Add

Removing- Select library from list- Click Remove


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VHDL Input Files

Select VHDL version

Enter Library names when directly compiling VHDL files with Quartus that contain user-created packages

If gate level VHDL netlist file is used, specify mapping file (discussed later)


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Verilog Input Files

If gate level Verilog netlist file is used, specify mapping file (discussed later)


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Project Settings File (PSF)

Stores all project setting information Automatically generated by Quartus Quartus default file name is <project_name.psf> Can be manually edited inside Quartus


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Sample Project Settings File (PSF)

DEFAULT_LOGIC_OPTIONS

{

DUPLICATE_LOGIC_EXTRACTION = ON;

AUTO_TURBO_BIT = ON;

AUTO_OPEN_DRAIN_PINS = ON;

AUTO_PARALLEL_EXPANDERS = ON;

AUTO_OUTPUT_REGISTERS = OFF;

AUTO_INPUT_REGISTERS = OFF;

AUTO_DELAY_CHAINS = ON;

AUTO_CASCADE_CHAINS = ON;

AUTO_CARRY_CHAINS = ON;

PARALLEL_EXPANDER_CHAIN_LENGTH = 16;

CASCADE_CHAIN_LENGTH = 2;

CARRY_CHAIN_LENGTH = 32;

NOT_GATE_PUSH_BACK = ON;

SLOW_SLEW_RATE = OFF;

STATE_MACHINE_PROCESSING = AUTO;

}

DEFAULT_TIMING_REQUIREMENTS

{

IGNORE_REQUIREMENTS_FOR_FITTER = ON;

CUT_OFF_IO_PIN_FEEDBACK = ON;

CUT_OFF_CLEAR_AND_PRESET_PATHS = ON;

CUT_OFF_READ_DURING_WRITE_PATH = ON;

}

PROJECT_INFO(test)

{

}

THIRD_PARTY_EDA_TOOLS(test)

{

}

Default Logic Options (partial listing)

Timing Analysis Information

EDA Tool Information


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Project Navigator

Graphical display used to study project relationships

Active in both Compilation and Simulation modes

Three views– Hierarchies view– Files view– Design Units view


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Hierarchy View– Displays Project Hierarchy after

project is analyzed– Can be used to make

assignments

Views of the Project Navigator


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Files View– Shows all files in the project– All source files appear under

Design Files– Simulation files, include files,

etc., appear under Other Files


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Design Unit view– Displays each design unit

• a design entity that can be used together with gates, registers, and megafunctions in a design file

– Displays type, e.g. AHDL entity– Details the File in which it is

instantiated

Design Unit

Associated Design File


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Project Summary

Use Project Wizard to create new projects Use Project Menu dialog boxes to

– Edit existing project settings– Set up Third Party interface

Use Project Navigator to study file and entity relationships within the project

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